Methods of the PDF Document Object

Use

Some parameters can be passed directly as a data stream or using a reference. If you use a reference to pass a parameter, make sure that the address is always valid and available.

Methods

The methods of the PDF Document object are split into different categories:

Constructor Method and Initialization
SET Methods for Setting Attributes and Data
SET_TASK Methods for Specifying Tasks
Central EXECUTE Method for Starting ADS
GET Methods for Providing ADS Data and Output
Other Methods (GET_VERSION_INFO, IS_SSL)

This categorization improves performance when communicating with ADS. This is because all information about the SET methods is gathered first. ADS then only needs to be called once using the EXECUTE method. The EXECUTE method also makes sure that the PDF Document object receives the required data from ADS. You can use the GET methods to call this data.